Recognizing And Dealing With A Nut Allergy 

Do you know how to properly recognize and deal with serious nut allergies? It is one thing for you to have a simple food allergy that you need to deal with on a regular basis. For example, there are plenty of people that are lactose intolerant but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they totally avoid milk in all instances. For the most part, they simply know that if they do happen to ingest some milk that they are going to pay the consequences which are uncomfortable but somewhat mild. The same is not true for an individual that is dealing with a nut allergy. Although for the most part, they’re reaction is going to be somewhat mild, it is also possible for the nut allergy related reaction to be so severe that it can quickly take their life.

It is not a matter of learning how to overcome a nut allergy because that is impossible according to medical science. Instead, it is a matter of learning how to deal with the nut allergy so that you do not have the problem in the first place. As a matter of fact, avoiding food that contains nuts in any form is your first line of defense and is one that you should certainly do on a regular basis. Of course, it is going to mean that you’re going to have to be knowledgeable on the subject but since it involves your very life, it is a knowledge that you should do your utmost to take in.

Although it is important for you to avoid these nuts in the food that you eat, there may be times whenever an accident does occur. Perhaps there is a hidden ingredient that you did not realize in the food that you ate whenever you were out for a meal. It is important that you are prepared for just such an emergency by carrying some anti-histamine with you as well as any prescription that your doctor may have given you, just in case you happen to have a severe nut allergy reaction.

Dealing with a nut allergy can be very difficult and it causes us to alter our lifestyle to a certain extent. Since you don’t have any other option rather than to learn how to deal with it, make sure that you make the most of it and be informed enough that you can make good decisions, even on the fly. In doing so, you will in sure that you’re doing everything within your ability to prevent yourself from having a nut allergy related reaction that you may not be able to overcome.

By: Ray Keong

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Peanut allergy is a particular type of food allergy that is caused by the proteins in peanuts. This food allergy affects the immune system of the body and, in severe cases, needs urgent treatment of epinephrine. People suffering from this allergy avoid whole peanuts, peanut particles and even peanut oil in their diet.

Causes
This allergy is caused by various means, such as cross-contact, direct contact and through the air. The allergic person gets direct exposure with peanuts by eating peanut based diets or even through the skin. Cross-contact of the peanuts is unintentional but causes allergic reactions in the patients. This basically happens through unclean utensils or other kitchenware used earlier for processing peanuts and then used for cooking other food products.

This way the traces of peanuts get passed into other food items and, if eaten by allergic person, can cause an allergic reaction. Even when traces of peanut based aerosols, cooking oil and peanut flour are inhaled, it causes an allergic reaction in people.

Symptoms and Signs of allergic reactions
After eating a peanut based diet, or even inhaling peanut traces, the body shows certain allergic reaction symptoms and signs such as a stomach ache, itchy eyes, runny nose, tingling tongue or lips, and an itchy skin rash. In more severe cases, these symptoms can include a tightening of the throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, urticaria, angioedema and asthma.

Test and Diagnosis
Peanut allergy is diagnosed either by a skin or a blood test. In the skin test, a small patch of skin is exposed to minute amounts of peanut proteins and if a hive develops then the test for the peanut allergy is positive. For the blood test, the immunoglobulin E antibodies levels that are specific to a peanut allergy are measured from a blood sample of the patient.

Treatment
There are no approved treatments or therapies for a peanut allergy. But after exposure to peanut allergic reaction, people can take a dose of antihistamines. The allergic patients carry auto-injectable epinephrine for emergency conditions like anaphylaxis. By consuming TNX-901, allergic people become less prone to an allergic reaction, even after consuming peanuts in the diet.

Foods to Avoid
People suffering from a peanut allergy should avoid certain common food items such as peanut butter, peanut flour, cereals, ground or mixed nuts, granola, grain breads, sunflower seeds, energy bars and salad dressings. Even some sweets like cookies, pastries and ice creams can cause allergy due to direct as well as cross-contact.

Prevention of Allergy in Newborns
If a pregnant woman has a peanut allergy, or there is a family history of allergies, then she should avoid all peanut based products during her pregnancy and during breastfeeding. The infant should also be kept away from peanut products until the age of three.

Prevention of Allergies in Adults
Those adults that are suffering from a peanut allergy should read labels on food products before buying. For children, parents should discourage them from sharing foods with others. In an emergency situation, one should wear a medical alert ID bracelet with his name, doctor’s name and an emergency contact number.

Peanut allergy is very common in the US as more than a million people suffer from it. So, one should take the appropriate preventive measures.

By: Nammy Mike

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